[Bill Gates] questions whether the members of Congress who don't pass laws like he wants on immigration are honoring their duty to the 300 million Americans that we collectively represent. I feel a deep duty to the millions of Alabamians I represent and the whole country, and I do my best every day to ask whats in their interest. And as far as Im concerned those three billionaires [Gates, Buffett, Adelson] have three votes. The individual who works stocking the shelves at the grocery store, the barber, the doctor, the lawyer, the cleaners operator, [and] the person who picks up our garbage are every bit as valuable as they are. So I know who I represent. I represent citizens of the United States of America 

While i agree with Mr Sessions the fact is Bill Gates has nothing to do with layoffs at IBM since he is no longer working there. I prefer our side to be correct and not hysterical and making stuff up like they do on the left.

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posted on 07/21/2014 5:45:28 AM PDT
by wiggen
(The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)

"They hate paying high wages to American techies and long to replace them with Pakistani or Indian ... obedient serfs"

I've always found it fascinating that you don't see a lot (or any) engineers over here on H1B visas from places like Germany, Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea. I wonder if it has to do with how much money those particular engineers make....

South Korea company LG just introduced proto-types of a roll-up monitor and a see through screen - see through like a window. Their engineers are too busy to worry about coming here to be underpaid stooges.

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posted on 07/21/2014 6:23:31 AM PDT
by GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)

IMM? I didn’t know Bill Gates was in charge at IBM? and speaking of IBM/Lenovo they can burn in Hades! Was a (former) Employee of Zurich who got Transitioned to IBM just because someone at ZurichNA thought lets do it like they do in Europe (which is stupid in itself) to save Money. Hope that twit enjoyed his BONUS because he ruined a good Company...especially where I was at we had a lot of good people (that was just like family)...now it’s a Farmers’ Branch. Oh and then IBM decides to Outsource my Job to Canada and then hose me on my Insurance (that was allotted to me in the contract).

Leftist line of thought: Companies exist to supply jobs to local/national workers a job and should pay a living wage. It should be their responsibility to keep people working and fed.

Conservative line of thought: Companies exist to make a profit for the owner (s) or shareholders and should be wise stewards of the their work force paying them market value for their labors.

Socialist/Progressive Communist line of thought: Crony capitalist who kick us back money for our favors should supply us as much cash as we want for our ever growing appetite. Workers and the middle class should DTFU and be grateful we don’t toss their assesin prison. Freedom,liberties and God given rights be dammed. Hire cheap, charge the max, grease as many palms as needed.

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posted on 07/21/2014 9:46:26 AM PDT
by WilliamRobert
(We are doomed if good men stand by and do nothing.)

Let free market economist Milton Friedman answer Mr. Gates. Said Friedman: “The H-1B program is a benefit to employers, enabling them to get workers at a lower wage, and to that extent, it is a subsidy.”

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posted on 07/21/2014 12:42:18 PM PDT
by xzins
( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)

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